Anyone have non-lethal means of getting chipmunks to go away?
While they're cute and all, chipmunks are destroying the root systems of some well-established shrubs in my yard. Does anyone have any tested and proven methods for repelling them from certain areas? I don't want to poison or trap the little buggers, but I'd like them to stop killing things. I also don't want to make any of the other wildlife (mainly the neighborhood owls, hawks, and other birds) or my dog sick.
I believe you can purchase natural predator scent spray to spray around the areas you need help. It’s not permanent obviously but it should get them to move on.
For a non reddit meme answer, as those have grown quite old: a quick Google says planting or spraying peppermint around, or used coffee grounds around the roots. Either are a natural deterrent according to Google.
I personally have used coffee grounds as a rose bush fertilizer for a while and it’s worked great. Might be a good move if you’re a daily coffee drinker.
This works great, but I suggest using powdered (like how cyanne pepper usually comes) instead of flakes. Flakes encourage birds to give them a taste and I cant imagine its good for them.
I think I've seen birds food with them in... like the kind where the seeds are glued together. I could be wrong but I think capsaicin doesn't affect birds.
@v13@Bohammer Capsaisin has no effect on birds, they can't sense it. Hot peppers evolved pretty nicely to use bird poop as a seed dispersal mechanism. That being said, I don't want them stealing away all the pepper before it has a chance to work, so I may stick with ground cayenne.
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